gate
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- noun
- /ɡeɪt/
- We'll have someone - waitin' for you at the gate.
- open the gate
- locked gate
- main gate
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Watch on YouTubeAnd why is he out at the front gate brushing up?
- And why is he out at the front gate brushing up?
- Perhaps over the entrance gate to Harvard or Yale.
- They came on, I opened the gate and they stopped turning.
- I rushed to the gate and flung it wide.
- The feds meet them at the gate and they go straight to detention.
- How has this got through the gates of Mordor and into the Shire?
- This is Abaddon's Gate by James SA Corey.
Examples
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The gate to the garden is made of wrought iron and has intricate designs.
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The next morning, I left the gate open on my way back in.
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Let's go through our new gate right here just because we can.
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You know how the gate kind of opens like this?
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In a minute, there is a knock on the gate, and a small voice calls out.
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And I'll keep the southern gate locked up until you get there.
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The gate is in clear sight of the Rebels.
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Unknown vehicle arriving at the gate.
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There's the gate right there.
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There were guards at the gate and it was all fenced in.
Synonyms
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A thing in a wall, building or vehicle that opens so people can go in and out
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A thing that blocks movement or keeps places apart
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A cover that closes an opening on a car or boat
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An entrance you can close with a gate that leads into a place
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A small gate set inside a larger gate or door to let people through
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An object you move to stop or allow traffic
A small opening in a larger gate or entrance for one person to pass through
Idioms
Doing something suddenly and forcefully without thinking because you are very eager
Compounds
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A large bright red suspension bridge in San Francisco that crosses the entrance to the bay
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A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
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A small electronic circuit that gives one signal from several inputs using a simple rule
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A gate that opens to let water flow and closes to stop it in a river or canal
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A gate that opens and closes to let boats pass and control water in a canal
The main western entrance to ancient Athens where a special style of pottery was found
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A genetic circuit in a cell that turns a gene on only when all signals are present
A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes
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An unwanted sexual touching of a person at an event entrance during a security check
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An electrical device that sends a signal when enough inputs are active
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An electronic circuit that gives a signal when an odd number of inputs are on
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Etymology
Gate comes from an old English word geat meaning 'opening' or 'gap'. A gate is the movable part that closes that opening, so it keeps people or animals in or out.